Agricultural Business Management Associate in Applied Science
What Follows is the Program Outline.
This program has articulation agreements with Iowa State University, Illinois State University, & Southern Illinois University-Carbondale^, but is not designed for students transferring to other colleges or universities. As a rule, courses with a second digit "0" are designed to transfer. Students planning to transfer should consult a Counselor to verify the transferability of courses. Prerequisites for courses are noted in the IVCC Catalog. Program Pre-Admission Information is included if applicable.
Refer to the General Education for Associate in Applied Science for options to fulfill the AAS General Education courses.
Fall semester, first year
| AGR 1000 | Introduction To Field Crop Science | 4 | AG 903 |
| AGR 1002 | Intro Agriculture Mechanics | 3 | AG 906 |
| AGR 1200 | Introduction To Agricultural Business Management | 3 | |
| AGR 1202 | Intro To Agricultural Industry | 2 | |
| MTH 1206 | Technical Mathematics I | 3 | |
Spring semester, first year
| AGR 1001 | Introductory Agricultural Economics | 3 | |
| AGR 1206 | Intro To Precision Agriculture | 4 | |
| AGR 1215 | Agricultural Marketing | 3 | |
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| ENG 1205 | Writ Comm Skills for Bus Ind & Tech | 3 | |
| Or | | |
| ENG 1001 | English Composition I | 3 | C1 900 |
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| AAS General Education course | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 31 |
Fall semester, second year
| AGR 1005 | Introductory Soil Science | 4 | AG 904 |
| AGR 1207 | Agricultural Credit & Finance | 3 | |
| AGR 1208 | Advanced Agricultural Business Management | 3 | |
| AGR 1212 | Agriculture Sales | 3 | |
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| SPH 1204 | Oral Communication Skills for Business, Industry & Technology | 3 | |
| Or | | |
| SPH 1001 | Fundamentals of Speech | 3 | C2 900 |
Spring semester, second year
| AGR 1004 | Microcomputer Applications in Agri | 3 | AG 913 |
| AGR 1213 | Agricultural Internship | 3 | |
| AGR 1214 | Agricultural Internship Seminar | 1 | |
| Agricultural Elective | 3 | |
| Agricultural Elective | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 29 |
Total Credit Hours: 60
Agriculture Elective: Any course from the following prefixes: AGR, ACT, BUL, BUS, ELE, IMT, MET, WLD.
Alternate options for MTH 1206 (MTH 1206 is preferred unless transferring): MTH 1000, MTH 1003, MTH 1004, MTH 1005, MTH 1006, MTH 1007, MTH 1008, MTH 1010, MTH 2001
ENG 1205: Preferred unless transferring.
For additional information, please consult any counselor at (815) 224-0360 or program coordinator willard_mott@ivcc.edu, (815) 224-0413.
^Articulation Agreements:
Iowa State - https://www.admissions.iastate.edu/transfer/pdf/transfer_plans/3252.pdf
https://www.admissions.iastate.edu/transfer/pdf/transfer_plans/3253.pdf
Illinois State - https://registrar.illinoisstate.edu/downloads/articulation-agreements/IVCC-Agribusiness.pdf
https://registrar.illinoisstate.edu/downloads/articulation-agreements/IVCC-AgronomyManagement.pdf
Southern Illinois - https://articulation.siu.edu/articulation-agreements/illinois-valley-community-college/index.php
5/24/2021